PREM: Cal State L.A. & Penn State Partnership for Materials Research and Education

非技术概述：这是加州州立大学洛杉矶分校(CSULA)和宾夕法尼亚州立大学(PSU)之间的材料研究和教育合作伙伴关系(PREM)。通过两所学院(自然科学和社会科学以及工程和技术)的三个CSULA系(物理、化学、生物化学和机械工程)和PSU纳米科学材料研究科学和工程中心(MRSEC)的合作，该PREM旨在加强CSULA这一少数群体服务机构的材料科学和工程研究和教育。它的重点是通过一个全面的科学和教育计划，指导、指导和培训本科生和硕士学生在材料领域的职业生涯，该计划还促进了CSULA材料科学和工程理学硕士学位的发展，同时为CSULA学生继续在宾夕法尼亚州立大学或其他一流机构攻读博士学位或毕业后在该领域就业建立了桥梁结构。技术概述：PREM将三个研究主题与一个教育组成部分结合在一起，如下所示。(T1)氧同位素取代的半掺杂锰氧化物的磁性、电学、热学和铁电性质试图研究和开发在特定的多铁材料中使用同位素取代的新界面，这些材料在室温附近具有潜在的可控的电和磁性能。这种材料在低功率自旋电子器件的发展中具有很大的应用前景。(T2)固定在吸光钙钛矿金属氧化物上的放氧电催化剂和光电催化剂寻求通过提取催化簇来开发可再生能源(氢气生产)的新途径，该催化簇允许植物中的水分解过程，并使用合成方法将其稳定在钙钛矿基质上。(T3)利用碳纳米管和层层加工开发催化纳米泵，研究能够在没有电源的情况下发挥作用并提供对特定刺激做出反应的可控微尺度流动的催化、非机械、纳米泵。该项目利用附着在垂直排列的碳纳米管上的催化酶，并使用逐层技术制造。这一PREM的教育、持久的影响体现在课程的发展和材料科学与工程领域更高学位的实施上(T4)CSULA材料科学与工程硕士学位的发展和PREM的教育计划。PREM所有活动的一个中心主题是招募和留住在科学和技术领域任职人数不足的少数群体。这些活动对于CSULA的愿景和战略规划及其对社区的服务至关重要，因为它位于洛杉矶地区，在代表不足的学生的教育中发挥着越来越大的作用，以及材料科学领域的不断扩大和发展。还与当地四所少数族裔高中(罗斯福高中、加菲高中、林肯高中和威尔逊高中)合作，为有才华的高中生提供暑期研究体验，拉丁裔入学率为95%。

Non-Technical Summary:This is a Partnership for Research and Education in Materials (PREM) between California State University, Los Angeles (CSULA), and Penn State University (PSU). Through collaboration between three CSULA departments (Physics, Chemistry and Biochemistry and Mechanical Engineering) in two colleges (Natural and Social Sciences and Engineering and Technology) and the Materials Research Science and Engineering Center (MRSEC) for Nanoscale Science at PSU, this PREM is designed to enhance the research and education of materials sciences and engineering at CSULA, a minority-serving institution. Its focus is on mentoring, guiding and training undergraduate and master's students for careers in materials via a comprehensive scientific and educational program that also facilitates the development of a Master's of Science Degree in Materials Science and Engineering at CSULA while establishing a bridge structure for CSULA students to continue on to PhD studies at Penn State or other leading institutions, or to seek employment in the field after graduation. Technical Summary:The PREM integrates three research topics with one educational component as follows. (T1) Magnetic, Electrical, Thermal and Ferroelectric Properties of the Oxygen-isotope Substituted Half-doped Manganites seeks to study and develop new interfaces using isotope substitutions in specific multiferroic materials that present potentially controllable electric and magnetic properties near room temperature. Such materials are very promising for the development of low-power spintronic devices. (T2) Oxygen-evolving Electrocatalysts and Photoelectrocatalysts Immobilized onto Light-absorbing Perovskite Metal Oxides seeks to develop new routes to renewable energy sources (hydrogen production) by extracting the catalytic cluster that allows the process of water splitting in plants and stabilize it onto perovskite substrates using synthetic methods. (T3) Development of Catalytic Nanopumps Utilizing Carbon Nanotubes and Layer-by-Layer Processing studies catalytic, non-mechanical, nanopumps able to function without a power source and deliver controllable microscale flows that respond to specific stimuli. This project utilizes catalytic enzymes attached to vertically aligned carbon nanotubes and fabricated using layer-by-layer techniques. The educational, long-lasting, impact of this PREM is reflected in the development of curriculum and the implementation of a higher degree in the field of materials science and engineering though (T4) Development of CSULA's Master of Science Degree in Materials Science and Engineering and Educational Plan for the PREM. A central theme in all PREM activities is the recruitment and retention of underrepresented minorities in sciences and technology. These activities are critical to the vision and strategic planning of CSULA and its service to the community, given its location in the Los Angeles area, its ever-increasing role in the education of underrepresented students, and the expanding and evolving field of materials science. A summer research experience for talented high schools students is also offered in collaboration with four local minority high schools (Roosevelt, Garfield, Lincoln and Wilson) with 95% Latino enrollment.